New Mexico · Dona Ana County
Occurrence

Mountain Chief Mine

Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Dolomite Overlain By Impermeable Shale.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale
StructureDeposit Occurs Along The Westerly Trending Bear Peak Fold And Thrust Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012965
MRDS IDD009004
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.49902, -106.5064
References
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 263SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 83, SHEET 1